Storage bin



STORAGE BIN July 31, 1923.

Filed June 7, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR:

John'f.

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- J. P. CASE STORAGE BIN:

Filed June '7, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 a 5 9 W|TNE5S= QINVENTOR:

/ John FfCase.

His Aeeorne Patented July 31, 1923.

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'Application filed- .Tune 7,

To'all'whom c'tmay concern 7 Be it known that I, JOHNP; CASE, a citizenoft-he United States, residing in the-city of :Chioago and State ofIllinois,ha ve invented a new and useful :Storage Bin, of: which-a full,clear, and exact description is herein set forth as follows, namely: v 1The invention belongs tothat class of bins and receptacles, that arechiefly-employed in the making and repairingof roads, pavements, sewersand the like, whereinstone, gravel, sand, cement and similar material,are to be contained and drawn off from, for use at successivepoints-along anextended course or line of construction. i

e From the nature ofthings, astructureof Y the kind, should have a loworiginal cost that is not out of proportion to the cost or conto wearand injury in the use.

tract prices of the work to which itis to be applied,'and be organizedwith aviewtoits readyere'ction and re-erection in the field, and theprompt repair and replacement, when required, of iall'parts thataresubject Hereto'fore,'so far as known, apparatus of this class, have beeneither fall-wood or allsteel;

The all-wood is the-ob'viousform for those who emphasizethe importanceof a low first cost and immediate availability, inasmuch as the materialfor such form -is light, at

hand. and is easily worked up. In consequence, the design and'construct1onofth1s type,; 1s generally hurried and accordingto rule ofthumb methods, with the result that more material is used in theconstruction than the actual strains" and stresses require, and the binitself; is invariably builtup at the site for operation, by fasteningthe parts in placewith spikes or other conjoinab'le 1 Asi'de fromjbeingcumbersome, and unscientific in build, a wooden bln of-thisdescription', is necessarily. expensive in use and short-lived, because,in the processof dism'antling the 'samefor each new erect on along agiven ob, all pieces must be forced apart bycrow-bars or other wreckingimple ments, whereby such parts are so damaged as 1922. Serial 'No.566,526. :1.

bins, since they are made up otdejfinite; rivcompleted unit.- 'Byreason;;o;f thi'scharac;

teris tic, the weight of the sections to beihan- ,dled in the fieldandtransported from time .toti me, largely impedes theessentialoperations-;of d1smantling and r e,- erecting, and--- adds ,to .both thecos tand the time of such operative movements., It is the primary:purpose nvention, thereforefto meet the conditions above indicated, bysupplyingabin-form of a knock-down construction or character, inwhichthe' principal parts are-.of -wb0d, arescientifical-ly laid out,and adapted to be adjustably connected to each other without the aidofspike or other destructive? means.

l'n'the drawings, Figure '1. is a side eleva tion of a primary or singlebin of one-panel length. Figure Q, is .an enlargedview 01 a portion ofthe upper part ofth'e bin, showing .the girder member in, its relationtoth'e same. Figure 3,}isasection on the line a, of, Fig. j 2. Figure 4is a side elevation ofa eted sections ;to be bolted together for. the

of the ,present jsecondaryunit or panel, ready. 'for'combination withasingle. or-primary unit or panel,

of a 'primaryand a secondary, unit. :Figure 7 is a plan View of Fig. 6.Fi

7 re 8 is an 7 end View of either Fig. 1 or;' ig.,6,;and

"or with one of a series of such units. Figure 2 ,Figuretliis'a'modified form of a bin-end anchora ge.

lot a rectangular. supporting; framework The storagebin, :1. land 8,.gisa, single-panel or un1t,.made up v v eomposedof posts 10, ,at-eachcorner, resting re-s el e n h r r t r si ns; b

"on two oppositely placed sills 9, 9. The posts V overlapping timbers11, 11, that are bolted to the sill and post in each case. They arefurther held together and braced, in the direction of the sills, bydiagonal crossbraces '1212, and horizontal braces 12 and, in thetransverse direction, by similar bracing members 14:14c, and 14?.

Across and resting upon the tops of each pair of transversely relatedposts 10, is a tie or cross-timber 13, which is held in place by anover-lapping timber 13 that is bolted to the cross-timber and post to besecured.

Said tie-timbers 18, are notched near their ends, directly above theposts, in a manner to form shoes or bearings for the ends of thebin-supporting timbers 15, 15, at right angles to the line of stressproduced by the bin-body'proper in the completed structure.

The girder-members 15, 15, are each made up of a pair ofequidimensionalbeams or timbers 15, 15 adapted to be bolted together' through theirentire length. They should be of such length that, when in their statedplaces on the posts, they will span the panel and extend to the. centerline of their supporting posts.

In practice, the

severally been brought between the same,

and anchored or otherwise secured against retraction, at the upper sideof the beams 15. This may be effected in any suitable manner,

and, as shown in the drawings, is provided for by a pair of oppositelyrelated steel angles 17, 17, along the top of each girder 15, that areadapted to be drawn together against the intervening straps 16, by thecommon bolts 17 17 when passed through holes prolvided in the threepartsfor the purpose. The timbers 15 15, may now be bolted ,to-- gether bybolts indicated by 15" and the frame of the bin-body will be ready forits characteristic form of lining. This lining consists and is made upof a series of scantling-like piece-members 18, preferably oftwo-by-four inch timber, of the same length as the girders 15, arrangedlongitudinally side by side, with a longer side or face of each 111bearing with the'bars or straps 16,

and cross-wise of the same throughout their length. i

In order to hold the numerous pieces, in place, secondary straps, orbinlining retainers,19-19, of parabolic shape, areap- -plied, atintervals, to the bin-lining- B when made up as described, and fastenedin such position by bolts 20 that are passed through "holes in thestraps and lining for the purpose. V

Downwardly extending closure-pieces 21,

beam members .15 should not be bolted togetheninto the girders 15,

of the same parabolic outline and area as the straps or loops 16, arefitted between and across the open spaces at theends of the series ofpiece-members 18, in order to thereby close and complete the bin-body B.The pieces 21 may be fastened at their tops to the inner sides of thecross-timbers 13-13, and be reinforced in their positions, bycross-timbers 21, 21, arranged transversely of the exterior faces of thetimbers 21, and with their ends projectingl'aterally through thebin-body l3. Said ends may there be engaged by rod-bolts 22, 22, thatare adapted to extend between and tie the pairs of projecting' crosstimbers 21 and 21 at each side of said body.

Inasmuch as, in the figures, the series members 18 extend beyond theend-pieces 21 certain of the nieces must necessarily be 7 l shortened,as is shown, in order to leave a space for said reinforcing timbers 21and 21 A chute 23, a chute-opening 23, and a gate 24, are shown in thefiguresas connected to the bin-bodies B.

Certain of the figures also indicate how the bin as constructed in asingle panel form, or when extended into a unit of several panels, maybe further enlarged by the addition of other panels.

This may be effected in the structures already described, by removing anend-piece 21, and the frame braces 14:, 14, across that end, and boring"holes in the posts 10, at the point indicated by 10 for boltingtheretothe cross-brace 12 of the panel'to be an nexed, and holes in the sills9, at 9 for con necting up to the same, splicing timbers 9 onthe ends ofthe sills 9 of the portion of the bin that is to be annexed. Extra holes17, should be punched in. the ends of the angles 17, which, of course,may best be done when the angles are prepared for their use generallywith said storage bin.

Prolongation-bars 25, are provided with holes therein spaced by theestablished dis-- tance between the holes 1'? ofthe angles '7.

By these means, as will'be obvious, the second panel-unit is connectedto the first, the bars 25 holding the panels together at the top, thebraces 12 at the center of the posts, and the splicing timbers- 9 at thesills. The bin-end 21, and the bracings thatwere removed from theoriginal panel, are used at the open end of the second panel. As

illustrated in Fig. 5, in order toutilize the :the timbers 2'1 and 21when the described enlargement of an original: single-panel bin i -madeI l 1 v .1Vl '1en it isdesired to install an original unit-o-ftwo-panels, the construction is some what varied from that when anaddition merely, is made to a one paneliunit as a nucleus. Inthe formercase," thesills are not formed by splicing, but, as also are thehorizontal bracings, the girder timbers at the top of the frame, and thebin-lining members, are continuous through their entire course, so thatlonger single parts 27, 28, 29, and 31, severally take the places of thesills 9 and 9 and extension pieces 9? and 25, the horizontal bracings12, the series members 18, and the girder timbers 15.

Inasmuch as, in the form last considered, there will be no break or seamin the series of timbers that make up the bin-lining, the rod-bolts 22and 22, may be dispensed with, and a form of bin-end anchorage usedinstead as shown in F igs.'6 and 7, wherein a steel bar 30, bent at oneend, and having a right-angled leg 30 is fastened to the outer side ofthe bin with bolts that engagethe straps 16. 'The legs 30 are in bearingwith and are bolted to the projecting ends of the timbers 21 and 21*.

Although the foregoing describes a storage bin construction thatcombines a minimum of weight with the fullest strength demanded, andwherein the major parts are all detachably connected in their placeswith the. view of permitting the construction, as a whole, to bespeedily set up or knocked down, as occasions demand, it is. plainthatthe binbody feature alone of the construction, without regard to thesupporting frame therefor, is a sufiiciently novel and useful embodimentof the same structural rule andv purpose, to entitle it. to bespecifically claimed in the present application, and such claims arepresented accordingly.

The bodies or body linings of all receptacles for grosser materials likecoal, sand,

limestone, etc., are necessarily subject to a more or less rapid wearanddestructive use, but the peculiar course or strip formatlon devisedin'the present case, by enabling the entire body or lining, or any partor portion thereof, when outworn or damaged, to be quickly removed vandreplaced by inexpensive ready-for-use material or-parts, favorablydifferentiates the construction from others of the kind.

It is further to be observed that, in describing the invention herein,it is not intended to limit the same, inlall cases, to the strictsignificance of the words employed.

When, for instance, the shape of the binstraps, or bars, is specified asparabolic, any upwardly flaring support will equally'serve, that permitsthe series of strips, or members 18, to be arranged thereon with oneside in bearing with the. support, and :its, adjacent I side for sidesinrclose juxtapositionewith the next :memberormembers ,of'rthe eel-16s,LSO,

.too,;lthe timber-members 18, though-recited."

ascontinuoumxare not necessarily h'omogene ous, but may be.Jinterrupted, "for example, so: as ,to-lleave openings, for dischargechutes, and, also, may; be composed OfSBVGIEUl Sh'QI'tQI'pieces-arranged end to end.

What I claim, and wish to secure by Letters Patent is 1. Aknockdownstorage bin inade up of the combination of a supporting frame,oppositely related bin-sustaining girders mounted thereon, a seriesofdownwardly extending substantially parabolic-shaped bar-membersremovably suspended from said girders, and

a series of scantling-like members, fastened together side by side, uponthebottom and sides of said bar-members and cross-wise of the same,substantially as shown and de M scribed.

2. As a unitary construction, a knockdown storage bin, comprising thecombination of a supportingframe made up of ready for use partsremovably fixed in their places, a bin-member suspended from said frameby a series ofsubstantially parabolic-shaped.

down stora e bin com risin the-combination of a supporting frame madeupof readyfor-use parts removably fixed in theirplaces,

oppositely related girder-members across the top of said frame, a seriesof downwardly extending substantially parabolic shaped bar-like members,detachably connected at their ends to said girdermembers, a series ofequidimensional wooden strip-like members upon the upper side ofthe'series of bar-like members, means for removably retaining said seriesin'said described lrelation-toeach' other, and closure-membersacrossr'the ends of said series of strips, substantially as shown anddescribed.

4. In a knockdown storage bin and like receptacle, the combination, witha suitable base or anchorage, of a series of downwardly extendingsubstantially parabolic-shaped bars detachably sustainedlthereby, and abin body, having its bottom'andfsides formed of a series of closelyarranged equidimen sional strips of wood, upon and supported.

by said bars, and rem'ovably held in said relation by means suit-ablefor the purpose, substantially as shown and described.

5. In a storage bin, and like receptacle, the combination, with asuitable base oranchorage, of a series of downwardly extendingsubstantially parabolic-shaped bars sustained thereby, a bin-bodyhavingits bottom and sides formed by successive courses of longitudinallyarranged Wooden strips, each member of said courses: having one sidethereof in bearing with saidbars, and,.the next adjacent sides thereof,in bearing, respectively, with corresponding sides oi adjoining membersof said course, and suitable means of detachably securing the same in 10said position, substantiallyas shown and described. v

JOHN P. CASE. Witnesses:

JOSEPHINE CORGOBAN, MARION MAULWAY,

